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Latest Trust News

Brandon the fundraising superstar!

Eight-year-old Basildon lad raises funds for children who are receiving treatment at Basildon Hospital, where he was born. Brandon Wildman-Tutt, recently visited the hospital, with mum Shirelle to donate £70 of his pocket money to The Polly Parrot Appeal, the hospital’s children’s charity. The Polly Parrot Appeal raises funds for the children’s wards, including the neonatal intensive care...

Basildon Hospital supports World Stroke Day

Staff from Basildon Hospital’s Hyper Acute Stroke unit marked World Stroke Day recently with a vital refresher study session on how to spot the signs of a stroke. More than sixty staff from different clinical teams including physiotherapists, specialist stroke nurses and speech and language therapists attended to discuss the importance of identifying the signs of a stroke early, how to help a...

Raising awareness of research and development

Left to right, Jean Byrne, senior trials practitioner, Kerry Goodsell, research nurse and Ashley Providing high quality research can greatly improve outcomes for patients and the researchers at Basildon Hospital contribute to over 60 studies that help us to understand diseases better and develop new treatments for the benefit of our patients and the wider NHS. The team set up a stall on 30...

EU Exit: guidance on the continued supply of medicines

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has been working closely with the NHS, trade associations, wholesalers, pharmaceutical companies, suppliers of medical devices and many others, to help to ensure medicines and medical products continue to be available. The government has put in place contingency measures to help ensure medicines continue to be available. National medicine s...

New Maternity Direct app launched to support women during their pregnancy

A new app, Maternity Direct, will mean mums-to-be across Mid and South Essex will have greater peace of mind in between their scheduled midwife appointments. Basildon Hospital has launched Maternity Direct, a free, secure, web-based app that connects mums-to-be with an NHS midwife. This is the first app to interactively connect registered NHS midwives with pregnant women for secure instant mess...

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For more information about the Polly Parrot appeal, click on the Polly Parrot image or contact Dee Harris 01268 524900 extn 2894 or 2897 or email charity@btuh.nhs.uk

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